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<p>Flukso.net has undergone a small refresh:</p>
<ul>
<li>There's a new Flukso manual available in both <a href="/files/docs/en/index.html">English</a> and <a href="/files/docs/nl/index.html">Dutch</a>. We've added step-by-step pictures of the installation procedure and screenshots of the configuration pages. There's a troubleshooting section as well that can help solve specific installation issues.</li>
<li>In popular demand is a straightforward way to export sensor timeseries data. So we've added a CSV export button to the dash interface. A simple button click will convert the current data points shown on the chart to a downloadable CSV file.</li>
<li>The FLM03 can now measure negative power, i.e. injection into the grid, as well as consumption. We log this negative power in a separate sensor, which will now be shown in the sensor list as well as rendered on the dash. The injection sensor carries the same name as the consumption one, with a trailing '-'.</li>
<li>Newly created accounts will have their sensors configured as private instead of shared within Flukso by default. Changing the privacy setting is still possible under the respective configuration tab.</li>
</ul>
<p>We hope you like the refresh. As always, all comments are welcome!</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/site-changes-0#commentsmanual csv privacyThu, 15 Feb 2018 14:23:02 +0000icarus751523 at https://www.flukso.netFull range of current clamps availablehttps://www.flukso.net/content/full-range-current-clamps-available
<p>The 50A <a href="/content/50a-current-clamp">FLS06-50</a> split-core current clamp has been joined by its bigger brothers, the <a href="/content/100a-current-clamp">100A</a>, <a href="/content/250a-current-clamp">250A</a> and <a href="/content/500a-current-clamp">500A</a> clamps, in the web shop. This means you can now measure electrical systems ranging from small single-phase residential installations to beefy three-phase (with or without N) industrial setups with the same Fluksometer v3.</p>
<p><span class="inline inline-center"><img src="https://www.flukso.net/sites/default/files/images/P9180427.preview.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-preview " width="640" height="480" /></span></p>
<div class="image-clear"></div>https://www.flukso.net/content/full-range-current-clamps-available#commentscurrent clampFLS06Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:17:11 +0000icarus751506 at https://www.flukso.netSummer breakhttps://www.flukso.net/content/summer-break-3
<p>We've got a summer break scheduled from July 8 till July 31. All outstanding orders will be shipped today. We will resume shipping of new orders on August 1.</p>
holidaysThu, 07 Jul 2016 09:32:56 +0000icarus751198 at https://www.flukso.netAn overdue status updatehttps://www.flukso.net/content/overdue-status-update
<p>You may have noticed that the Fluksometer v2 and its matching current clamps have been removed from the web shop. Does this mean we will not be selling Fluksometers anymore? Not at all. For the past nine months, we've been diligently working on the development of a worthy successor to the FLM02. The device will be called the Fluksometer v3. No surprises there. The FLM03 has entered pre-production as of late last month. We're expecting this first batch by the end of March. In the mean time there's still a sizable amount of code that has to be written, primarily for the new Cortex M4F microcontroller.</p>
<p><span class="inline inline-center"><img src="https://www.flukso.net/sites/default/files/images/IMG_0201.jpg" alt="Fluksometer v3E" title="Fluksometer v3E" class="image image-_original " width="600" height="446" /><span class="caption"><strong>Fluksometer v3E</strong></span></span></p>
<p>As for the Fluksokube, a.k.a. FLK01, it's definitely past the 'paperware' status as can be seen in the picture below. Half a dozen Kubes were deployed at Flukso HQ in August 2015. All of them are still reporting temp, humidity, pressure, light intensity, vibration and battery readings on their first Lithium battery.</p>
<p><span class="inline inline-center"><img src="https://www.flukso.net/sites/default/files/images/kubefest.jpg" alt="Kubefest" title="Kubefest" class="image image-_original " width="600" height="450" /><span class="caption"><strong>Kubefest</strong></span></span></p>
<p>Both the FLM03 and FLK01 will require decent documentation. The Fluksometer v2 had a <a href="/files/flm02/manual.pdf">manual</a> written in Latex. Latex is a great tool for typesetting, but not very well suited for documenting a continuously evolving product. There's a ton of information on the Fluksometer v2 buried in the forums that never found its way back into the manual. I think we might significantly improve in this aspect by using a publishing tool like <a href="https://www.gitbook.com/">Gitbook</a> which allows for collaborative editing with Git(hub) as a backend. Does anyone have any experience with Gitbook? If you have other suggestions, feel free to comment.</p>
<div class="image-clear"></div>https://www.flukso.net/content/overdue-status-update#commentsFLK01FLM03Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:35:43 +0000icarus751172 at https://www.flukso.netSummer breakhttps://www.flukso.net/content/summer-break-2
<p>Flukso HQ is powering down from Aug 1 till Aug 15 for a well-deserved summer break. We'll be shipping again from Aug 17 onwards.</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/summer-break-2#commentsholidaysSat, 01 Aug 2015 13:35:03 +0000icarus751096 at https://www.flukso.netR247 bugfix releasehttps://www.flukso.net/content/r247-bugfix-release
<p>This release fixes two bugs:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/flukso/flm02/commit/3aab57b1fc0017778709004cd26053b2e9bad97b">3aab57</a> solves an incorrect sensor configuration in the tmpo daemon. No tmpo blocks will be generated in r246 without the fix.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/flukso/flm02/commit/48d710eb3ef5698cd7acf244ff1e14f0bcfe38ae">48d710</a> ensures proper arrow rendering on the local Kube configuration page.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you've upgraded your FLM to r246 this week, please bump it to r247.</p>
<p>A big thanks to <a href="https://www.flukso.net/users/gebhardm">Markus</a> for his QA work on this one.</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/r247-bugfix-release#commentsFLM02releaseSat, 18 Jul 2015 08:57:09 +0000icarus751094 at https://www.flukso.netR246 release noteshttps://www.flukso.net/content/r246-release-notes
<p>This latest FLM02 release has been in the pipeline for quite a while, but for good reason. The highlights of this release include initial support for the FluksoKube, the upcoming battery-powered sensor node, as well as a new time series storage format called Tmpo. Both topics were introduced at <a href="/content/ec1404-two-weeks">EC1404</a>, the latest elektro-camp to date, see the respective presentations <a href="/files/presentations/flukso.20140424.pdf">here</a> and <a href="/files/presentations/flukso.20140425.pdf">here</a>. Once you upgrade your FLM to this r24x firmware, it will start logging your sensor readings in Tmpo format in parallel to the existing data path. Sensor data will still be available via the existing API in the 'old' format as well.</p>
<p>Both the Kube and Tmpo functionality will be described in more detail in future blog posts. Further improvements included in this release:</p>
<ul>
<li>A heartbeat LED that can be reconfigured to signal the current logic level on pulse port 4 or 5. This helps in calibrating the FLS04 opto-reflective sensor, to be added to the Flukso web shop shortly.</li>
<li>Support for the DSMR4.0 Dutch smart meter standard. You can now select between the 2.2 and 4.0 protocol in the local FLM UI.</li>
<li>A 5ms pulse masking on pulse ports suppressing any spurious transitions.</li>
<li>A basic real-time logging of MQTT sensor topics in the UI using the Paho MQTT/Websockets JS library.</li>
<li>Logging of fractional counter values, which fixes the r232 known issue of real-time readings not being correct for pulse inputs with meter constants that are is not an integer fraction.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you have a Fluksometer serial in the FL02xxxxxx or FL03xxxxxx range, you can now upgrade your FLM via a simple click on the settings (cogwheels in the top right corner) &gt; devices page. The actual upgrade will take place on the next hourly FLM heartbeat. Make sure to keep your FLM humming during a scheduled upgrade.</p>
<p>Enjoy!<br />
/Bart</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/r246-release-notes#commentsFLM02releaseMon, 13 Jul 2015 20:16:23 +0000icarus751091 at https://www.flukso.netSummer breakhttps://www.flukso.net/content/summer-break-1
<p>Flukso HQ will be left unmanned from 17 till 24 August. All orders placed next week will be shipped from the 25th onwards.</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/summer-break-1#commentsholidaysSat, 16 Aug 2014 15:40:44 +0000icarus75846 at https://www.flukso.netEC1404 in two weekshttps://www.flukso.net/content/ec1404-two-weeks
<p>Almost half a year has passed since the last <a href="http://developer.mysmartgrid.de/doku.php?id=ec1311-coordination">elektro:camp</a>. Which means the <a href="http://developer.mysmartgrid.de/doku.php?id=ec1404-coordination">next one</a> is right around the corner. EC1404 is taking place at the engineering campus of the KULeuven. Once more, admission to the event is free as in beer while the participating projects are free as in speech. Please add an entry to the <a href="http://developer.mysmartgrid.de/doku.php?id=ec1404-signup">sign-up page</a> if you're planning to attend this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp">barcamp</a>. Hope to welcome you in two weeks!</p>
<p><span class="inline inline-center"><img src="https://www.flukso.net/sites/default/files/images/elektro.camp_.2014.04.final_.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-_original " width="422" height="595" /></span></p>
<div class="image-clear"></div>https://www.flukso.net/content/ec1404-two-weeks#commentsec1404Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:14:32 +0000icarus75771 at https://www.flukso.netR232 release noteshttps://www.flukso.net/content/r232-release-notes
<p>Release 232 is the first Fluksometer release using <a href="https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=199599">OpenWRT 12.09.1</a>, which itself is based on Linux kernel version 3.3.8. Nearly all subsystems were impacted as a result of this migration. For stability reasons, no other significant architectural changes were made to the Flukso codebase. OpenWRT 12.09.1 comes with a new ath5k wifi driver for Atheros targets. This fully open-source driver should result in a more stable wifi connection on FLMs compared to the Madwifi one used in previous releases. </p>
<p>Further r232 highlights:</p>
<ul>
<li>bugfixes to the Dutch P1 port telegram parser</li>
<li>support for the French P1 port, a.k.a. télé-info client</li>
<li>the mosquitto broker version is bumped to 1.2.1</li>
<li>improved wpa/wpa2 mixed mode configuration support in the local UI</li>
<li>802.11 regulatory rules were changed from US to BE, permitting the use of channels 12 and 13 in the 2.4GHz band</li>
</ul>
<p>Known issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Real-time readings are not correct for pulse inputs with meter constants that are is not an integer fraction, see <a href="/content/peaks-and-troughs-minute-dash">this forum post</a>. So constants like 0.5, 0.25, 0.2, 0.1 will work correctly with the real-time interface, while 0.625 and 0.4 will cause bogus values. This bug does not impact the readings on api.fukso.net.</li>
</ul>
<p>As with r223, everyone with a Fluksometer serial in the FL02xxxxxx or FL03xxxxxx range can now upgrade his FLM via a simple click on the settings (cogwheels in the top right corner) &gt; devices page. The actual upgrade will take place on the next hourly FLM heartbeat. Make sure to keep your FLM humming during a scheduled upgrade.</p>
<p>Update 22/12/13: Make sure to clear your browser's cache before accessing the FLM's local configuration page with the new firmware.</p>
https://www.flukso.net/content/r232-release-notes#commentsFLM02releaseSun, 20 Oct 2013 18:29:21 +0000icarus75649 at https://www.flukso.net